SBI Group Launches JPYSC, Japan’s First Trust Bank-Backed Yen Stablecoin

JPYSC has officially launched today, Japan’s first trust bank-backed yen stablecoin, issued by SBI Shinsei Trust Bank and distributed exclusively through SBI VC Trade. The token is pegged 1:1 to the ...
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Saylor Says Strategy Will Not Issue Preferred Equity in Japan, Giving Metaplanet a 12 Month Head Start

Strategy (MSTR) will not list a perpetual preferred equity, or digital credit, in Japan within the next 12 months, according to executive chairman Michael Saylor. Metaplanet plans to introduce two new ...
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Metaplanet explores bringing bitcoin-backed digital credit to Japan

Metaplanet announces a joint study with JPYC and Progmat to develop Bitcoin-backed digital credit products in Japan. The ...
CoinTelegraph

Japan approves bill to classify crypto as financial instruments

Japan tightens oversight with insider-trading bans and new disclosure rules as crypto markets attract more institutional participation. The Japanese government amended the Financial Instruments and ...
Time Out

Learn 3 traditional Japanese instruments from a master in Tokyo

This article is part of a three-part series. To learn about a biwa master and her music lessons, see here. To learn about a taiko master and her music lessons, see here. Traditional Japanese ...